[səˈluːʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
(e.g: there are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems)

- a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent)
(e.g: a solution of ammonia in water)

- the action of separating or breaking down; dissolution
(e.g: the solution of British supremacy in South Africa)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solutio(n-), from solvere ‘loosen’ (see solve)